trög

See also: trog, Trog, and tròg

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish trögher, ultimately from the root of Old Norse trauðr (“unwilling, reluctant”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

trög (comparative trögare, superlative trögast)

1. inert, slow

   Kranen är trög

   The faucet is hard to turn

2. (electronics, electricity) slow, slow-blow (of a fuse)
3. stupid, thinking slowly

   Är du trög, eller?

   Are you slow, or something?

Usage notes

The general intuition is of something that only moves with effort, and is possibly slow as a result.

Declension

Inflection of trög

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	trög	trögare	trögast
neuter singular	trögt	trögare	trögast
plural	tröga	trögare	trögast
masculine plural2	tröge	trögare	trögast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	tröge	trögare	trögaste
all	tröga	trögare	trögaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• tröghet
• trögtänkt

See also

• dryg
• seg
• trygg

Further reading

• trög in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• gröt